The Golden Tooth Man often walked around the county and had contacts with the clerks and the chief clerks, so he was well-informed. At this time, he whispered to Shen Qing gossiping, "Our county magistrate has only one son, and he loves him like the apple of his eye. The county lieutenant intends to form a marriage alliance with the county magistrate and asks for his youngest son to marry this young man."

People, more or less, like to listen to gossip. Shen Qing has quietly pricked up his ears and has become very interested in the gossip about these two officials: "If this is the case, the two families will become relatives sooner or later. Why would the county lieutenant's youngest son do such a thing?"

"Because the county magistrate didn't like him, he rejected the marriage." The county magistrate's husband was his childhood sweetheart whom he married before he passed the imperial examination. She supported him all the way and they had a very good relationship. Now that the county magistrate has passed the imperial examination and has become an official, he has not married any other women. It's a pity that they have only one son, so they naturally have to be very picky when it comes to finding a wife for him.

Although the youngest son of the county lieutenant's family can be considered a good match for his family, his talent is a bit disappointing. Not to mention his average appearance, he is neither good at literature nor martial arts. Although his daily behavior is not considered a playboy, he occasionally goes to brothels to have fun. This is not a big mistake for rich young men, and it is even a bit elegant, as long as they don't indulge in it. But in the eyes of the county magistrate, his father, it is even more detrimental.

The man with the golden tooth thought about it for a while and thought that maybe the county lieutenant's family came to block him on purpose to facilitate the marriage. If the matter was settled, or if the young man was to lose his reputation, he would have no choice but to marry her.

After hearing the gossip, Shen Qing felt very satisfied: "In this case, now that the county lieutenant's youngest son has been captured, it is probably because the county magistrate is angry and wants to punish him. I think he has no time to bother me." If the young man had any conscience, he should not have betrayed him.

"You're lucky this time. Sir, you'd better be more cautious in the future and don't act rashly. At least ask me about the other party's identity." The man with the gold tooth sighed. For merchants like them, even if they have some silver in their hands and are somewhat respectable on the streets, it is best not to go against officials!

"Oh, I see. I was impulsive this time. Thank you, Brother Jin, for your advice." Shen Qing bowed to the man with gold teeth. He knew that the man with gold teeth was doing this for his own good. As the old saying goes, people should not fight against officials. Even if you are rich, if you offend an official, they may not say that it is as easy to kill you as to kill an ant, but they can do it with a little bit of skill and effort.

After all this trouble, it was already completely dark. There was no time to go and see the house behind the county government office. Even if I went there, how could I see anything in the dark?

Shen Qing and the Jin Ya man booked this restaurant and made an appointment to go and see the house tomorrow. "Let's go, I'll treat Brother Jin to a drink."

Shen Qing collected all the tablecloths in the restaurant, took them out and threw them between two houses, in a narrow passage filled with garbage and debris. If the son of the county lieutenant remembered this matter again and pursued him from the tablecloths, that would be troublesome.

The man with the golden tooth looked at them coldly and sighed, "Young Master is really cautious." These tablecloths, even if they are old, are still cloth. It is good to keep them and use them or pawn them for money. They were just thrown away.

"What's the value of this?" Shen Qing disguised himself every day, and there were so many things he had to be more cautious about. "If I throw it here, it will be good for a poor family or a beggar to use it to shelter from the wind and keep warm."

Instead of going to those big restaurants, they sat in a small restaurant on the side of the road where there were many people, ordered a few dishes and two pots of good wine.

Shen Qing had only recently learned how to drink. In the village, alcohol was considered a luxury. Even men could not enjoy it every day, let alone women and men. Shen Qing could not even get enough to eat before, let alone drink.

It was after the end of the world that Tang's mother would make some sweet rice wine, which was paired with glutinous rice balls, and it was very sweet. Later, Tang Wenjie got a box of pineapple beer from somewhere, and Shen Qing also thought it was delicious. And he probably inherited some of Shen Zhigao's characteristics, he could drink a lot and didn't get drunk easily.

The wine in ancient times cannot be compared with the modern ones. The alcohol content may not be as high as that of pineapple beer. The man with golden teeth drank half a pot and felt a little drunk. Shen Qing drank the rest and was fine. However, although he could drink, he got angry easily and his face turned red.

The wine was almost finished, but the dishes on the table were not touched. They came to a second-class meat shop, which mainly sold pork and mutton, so it was called second-class meat. There was also a stove at the door of the shop, with a big pot, in which various meats were stewed. There were internal organs, elbows and pig's trotters.

The aroma was still wafting through the streets, but it wasn't as overbearing as the aroma of fried food, but a subtle fragrance. There was a small fire burning under the pot, and the customers only had to say what they wanted, and the store owner would take it out of the pot, weigh it, cut it up, put it on a plate, and pour a large spoonful of marinated soup on it.

There is also a kitchen in the back for stir-frying, but there are not many varieties.

Shen Qing's table was served with half a braised pork elbow, a pair of pig's trotters, and two plates of stir-fried vegetables. After a quick taste, it tasted really good, and her cooking skills were not inferior to Tang's mother's, no wonder there were so many people in the restaurant.

However, some people may be used to eating at this shop and are not surprised. The new food in the city today is the latest topic of conversation, which is extremely attractive: "The fried ones are so delicious! Although we eat meat from time to time, we still don't have enough oil in our stomachs. The key is that it is cheap. I don't know how the boss does it? He can sell meat so cheaply, won't he lose money?"

"That's right. There were simply too few sold. My wife bought three strings and shared them with the children, but she didn't even think of buying one for me! I asked her to go again, but it was closed. I just smelled the smell at home but didn't get to eat a single bite." This is what was not eaten.

The owner of the second meat shop couldn't hold back his smile. It looked like the new shop might take away half of his business in a short time.

Shen Qing listened with a smile for a while, and then talked to the boss: "In fact, the flower sausage can also be stewed in broth. If the boss is worried about losing business, why not buy some sausages and stew them to sell. The flower sausage is a product of Lantang Village downstairs, and the price is much cheaper than the fried ones."

Shen Qing had already thought about it. How much could he sell if he opened his own shop? The two worlds combined would probably be limited. There were only a few people in his shop. If he let go, he would be exhausted. It would be better to do wholesale.

Anyway, Anping County is so big that his family can’t handle all the business.

After all, the money goes into his pocket.

The boss looked at Shen Qing's red face and was a little skeptical: Can we trust what this drunkard said? Is he talking nonsense because he was drunk?

But on second thought, Lantang Village is not too far away. What can I lose by going there? If there is something, I will make a profit!

Shen Qing spread out a little advertisement to promote his own workshop, then took the sleepy Gold Tooth Man away and went home.

The house in the north of the city was quiet.

Everyone was too tired today, especially Peony and Feicui, who were so busy that they had no time to rest. The shop had to be opened tomorrow, so the two of them rushed to rest and fell asleep as soon as they lay down. The others had also gone to bed.

Shen Qing quietly returned to his room. The alcohol had some effect on him. After a while, Shen Qing was already drowsy and his eyelids were heavy. He was too lazy to go to the kitchen to boil water, and he couldn't think of waking someone up to serve him. After struggling for a few seconds, he decided not to wash.

It’s okay to be sloppy once in a while, he comforted himself in his heart, and then fell asleep quickly.

However, I don’t know how long I slept, maybe a long time, maybe just a short while. There is no sense of time in dreams.

Shen Qing felt very hot and tugged at his collar. He lay on the bed without taking off his coat, covered with a thick quilt and drank some wine, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He struggled to wake up, put on his clothes and went back to sleep, but vaguely he felt someone unbuckling his belt and taking off his coat.

Who is it?

Shen Qing wanted to open his eyes, but he felt his eyelids were as heavy as if they were filled with lead. He could only let those hands tremble and touch his body, and after a long time, they finally opened a crack.

There was no light in the room. Shen Qing tried hard to identify her in the dark, and finally realized that this was one of the two beauties given to him by the Golden Tooth Man.

Shen Qing didn't even remember Xie Miyun's name.

Shen Qing had a very bad feeling in his heart: "What are you doing?"

As soon as he said this, the other person was frightened. He jumped up and ran out like a frightened little rabbit, and then quickly tripped over something in the house and fell flat on his face.

Xie Miyun lay on the ground for a while, but the fall seemed to wake him up. Why was he running? Wasn't this what he came here for?

Xie Miyun's mood has changed a lot in the past few days. From the housekeeper to someone else's concubine without even a name, his psychological gap is very big, and his first reaction is to resist. However, after being persuaded by Ruyi several times, Xie Miyun hopes that his relatives can be redeemed and the family can be reunited.

But he did his best to convince himself, but Shen Qing never looked for them and showed no interest in them at all.

At this time, the Xie brothers and sisters were a little anxious. Shen Qing didn't even look at them, so how could they get a concubine and ask Shen Qing to redeem their relatives?

At this time, he no longer asked for a co-wife. As long as Shen Qing liked them a little and was willing to pay some money... Xie Miyun had this idea in mind and sneaked into Shen Qing's room.

Xie Miyun lowered his head, trying to imitate the posture of his father's favorite new concubine, "I... I will help you go to bed."

Shen Qing:?

Shen Qing was not drunk to begin with, but now he was completely awake, and almost jumped up in shock. He realized at this time that in Xie Miyun's eyes, he was a man, so Xie Miyun naturally regarded him as a concubine, and it was normal for her to want to have something to do with him to stabilize her position.

But he is not!!

Shen Qing hurriedly put on the clothes that Jie Miyun had undone, and hurried out: "No, no, I remembered that I have something to go out for, you should have a good rest, I really don't need it... I will assign you some work after I finish my work in a few days, you really don't have to do this!"

Fortunately, Tieshan did not return to the village tonight and stayed here. The mule was eating night grass in the pen, and Shen Qing did not even harness the cart, but rode the mule and ran away.

Xie Miyun was left sitting on the ground alone, not knowing whether he should be happy or sad.

The good news is that Shen Qing is indeed a gentleman, but the bad news is that Shen Qing is not interested in him. How can he get Shen Qing to help him save people?

He had nothing left but his body, but Shen Qing didn't even look down on him. Xie Miyun sat there for a while before he started to cry softly.

Shen Qing rode his mule as fast as he could back to Lantang Village, tied up the mule at home, and went up the mountain. So at two o'clock in the morning, Song Kaiji, who had been alone in his empty room for several days, felt someone touching his calf in his sleep.

He opened his eyes and saw Shen Qing crawling out from under the quilt little by little, with a strange blush on her face. Song Kaiji was stunned for a moment: "Are you dreaming?"

He had had this dream many times when he was alone in his empty room. Song Kaiji was very familiar with this kind of dream and immediately started to follow the process.

Dreams are bold, passionate, and scorching, and they also include some things that we normally don’t dare to do.

After a round of sex, Song Kaiji fell asleep contentedly. The next morning, when he opened his eyes and saw Shen Qing sleeping beside him, Song Kaiji was stunned.

What, that wasn’t a dream?